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EMBL-EBI training team – Course and Conference Office

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Our mission is to train scientists. This blog is a platform for us to share updates on our annual programme, tips and tricks for scientists, new e-learning opportunities, and sometimes just something to make you smile.


The EMBL Course and Conference Office was established in 1983 to support EMBL scientists in the organisation of conferences, medium-sized workshops, practical courses, EMBL internal and one-off events. 

Meet the team: Sophie

Sophie Spencer has recently been promoted to Senior Events Manager in EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute’s Training team. We last interviewed her in late 2021, so let’s catch up with Sophie and see what she’s been up to since then.


Harry Roussos. Photo credit: Ajay Mishra/EMBL-EBI.

From intern to on-demand course author

Charalambos (Harry) Roussos is a third-year PhD student in the Department of Physiology, Development, and Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge. As part of the School of Biological Sciences Doctoral Training Programme, he undertook a twelve-week placement at EMBL's European Bioinformatics…


Ajay Mishra, EMBL-EBI

Meet the team: Ajay

Ajay Mishra joined EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute as a scientific training officer in the training team in July 2019. Get to know Ajay in our blog post.


Flaminia Zane

Meet the team: Flaminia

Flaminia Zane joined EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute as a Scientific Training Officer for digital learning in the training team in February. Get to know Flaminia in our blog post.


Daria Sokolova, EMBL-EBI Scientific Project Officer

Meet the team: Daria

Daria Sokolova joined EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute as a Scientific Project Officer in the training team in January 2025. Get to know Daria in our quick-fire interview.


Xena is a young white woman with long brown hair. She is wearing a black top and blue jeans. She is smiling at the camera and standing in front of a wall with pink roses growing up it.

Intern Insights: Xena’s journey with EMBL-EBI’s Training team

Xena Dyball joined the EMBL-EBI Training team for a 3 month internship in September 2024. Here, she discusses more about her internship and what she learned during her time with us. Hi! My name is Xena, and I am a PhD student based at the Quadram Institute Bioscience in Norwich, UK. My research…

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